Claim: Three videos show Pakistani soldiers criticising the armed forces’ actions, as well as Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s allegedly authoritarian leadership. The first shows an officer telling another that there was a need to take “a decisive step”. Two other clips depict senior officers sitting among colleagues while speaking on phone and lamenting the […]
Claim: A timelapse video shows a river in Pakistan overflowing, flooding, and submerging an entire village nearby. Fact: The clip is AI-generated. In early September 2025, a video emerged on social media platforms, depicting a timelapse of a river — in some posts identified as Ravi — flooding, overflowing, and then submerging an entire village […]
Claim: Indian defence chief Gen Anil Chauhan has admitted that his country lost seven planes in the four-day war with Pakistan in May 2025. He also confessed that his country requested a ceasefire. Fact: The video is not authentic. It was doctored, likely using AI tools, which was confirmed by Soch Fact Check’s analysis. Furthermore, […]
Claim: The Economist has lauded Field Marshal Asim Munir for his role in “strengthening” and “reshaping” the US-Pakistan relations. The claims add that the British magazine has also commended “Pakistan’s new diplomatic strategy” and paid tribute to the army chief as his country entered a new era under his leadership. Fact: The Economist has not […]
Claim: Donald Trump issued video statements about the devastation caused by the 2025 floods in Pakistan and accused India of causing the destruction by releasing water from its dams. Fact: The videos are doctored, likely using AI. Trump has not blamed India for the Pakistan floods nor has he appealed for help for the flood […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump wore a fighter jet pin during a meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, to humiliate India and indicate Islamabad’s victory over New Delhi in the May 2025 conflict. Fact: Trump wore the pin during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
Claim: Three videos show Pakistani soldiers criticising the armed forces’ actions, as well as Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s allegedly authoritarian leadership. The first shows an officer telling another that there was a need to take “a decisive step”. Two other clips depict senior officers sitting among colleagues while speaking on phone and lamenting the […]
Claim: Mufti Taqi Usmani declared that anyone criticizing the Field Marshal Asim Munir following his ‘appointment as the protector of Haramain Shareefain’ [the two most holy sites for Muslims] is going against the rules of Islam. Fact: The claim is false. Mufti Usmani did not make any such claims and said that any statements using […]
Claim: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan posted on X that he disowns any Mission Noor campaign being run in the name of PTI. The post adds that “We are Muslims” and will not endorse any traitors to use PTI’s platform to promote Ahmadiyya ideologies. Fact: The post is doctored. Imran Khan’s […]
Claim: A unique solar eclipse on 2 August 2025 will last over six minutes and plunge the entire world into darkness. The phenomenon is seen once every 100 years. Fact: No such solar eclipse occurred on 2 August 2025. A solar eclipse will indeed occur on 2 August 2027, but it will not plunge the […]
Claim: Geo News reported that Qayamat has been postponed. Fact: Geo News actually broadcast a video report about an update to the Doomsday Clock, which symbolically indicates the time left until a mass extinction event is caused by manmade technologies. The Clock does not actually make predictions but emphasises the dangers that need to be […]
Claim: Starlink recently registered in Pakistan and their internet services are now operational. Fact: Starlink registered in Pakistan in 2021, but has yet to acquire approval from PSARB and the PTA, which are needed to provide services in the country. However, according to some reports, Starlink’s internet services are being accessed illegally by some IT […]
Claim: Two videos show the separate occasions on which Indian comedian Kapil Sharma played videos of Imran Khan during his show. Fact: The claim is false; videos of Khan have been overlaid onto footage from episodes of The Kapil Sharma Show. Additionally, Sharma’s monologue has been digitally edited. A video shared online shows Indian comedian […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistanis welcomed with “Pakistan Zindabad!” chants in Saudi Arabia after both countries signed a defence agreement on 17 September. Fact: The clip is old and unrelated to the signing of the defence pact. On 18 September, Shama Junjejo posted a video (archive) that apparently showed officers at an airport in Saudi […]
Claim: Recently, Muslim female athletes refused to shake hands with an Indian army officer at a sports event. Fact: There is no evidence to support this claim, and the accompanying image is likely AI-generated. On 19 July 2025, a Facebook page by the name of Verified Pakistan shared an image allegedly showing Muslim female athletes […]